
The passengers on the bus, with registration number GY 1570-13, was travelling from Koforidua to Aflao in the Volta Region to attend a funeral.
Reports suggests that the driver was overtaking other vehicles while descending a hill which led the bus to somersault due to the road, which is currently under construction.
A driver who witnessed the incident said he signaled the driver who was overspeeding to reduce the speed due to the nature of the road but he ignored him.
According to him “The driver should be blamed, he was over speeding and I told him to reduce it but he did not even look at me so I was not surprised it happened that the bus somersaulted severally”.
About a month ago, students from the University of Education Winneba who were on an educational trip had an accident on the Aprede mountain which claimed four lives.
Meanwhile, the bodies have since been retrieved and deposited at a certain hospital morgue, while the injured victims are also on admission at the nearby hospitals receiving medical treatment.
The Police have since also commenced an investigation into the cause of the accident.